Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-25
THE GOYERNoE,s SIGNATURE.
Twenty-eight Bills Die in Bis Hands
Some of His Ahiactinna

Some of His Objections.
Yesterday was the last day upon which
the Governor could sign bills. In the
morning he had thirty-four bills on hand
During the forenoon ne appended his sig
nature to the following:
Senate Bill No. BAT, to pay the claim of
]. w. Rock for the construction of the
steam launch Governor Stoneman.
Assembly Bill No. IS, relating to the
establishment of election precincts.
Assembly Bill No. 124, relating to fish
and game.
Assembly Bill No. 34S, relative to the
adoption of bylaws, the election of
Trustees, their powers, duties and conf
pensation, in reclamation districts of this
State.
During the day he received large num-
Der of kilograms from the southern portion
of the State begging him to sign Assembly
Bill No 81, relating to the dissolution and
notifications of injunctions, and about 3
P. NJ. he appended his signature
About o'clock he signed the last one
Senate Bill No. 1914, making appropriation
for the purchase of additional iute machin-
cry and the erection of additional build
ings for the manufacture of jute goods at
San Quentin.
The rest of the bills, twenty-eight in
number, were carefully folded rubber
band put around them and chucked into
pigeon-hole, where they will not be sem
or heard of again, at least not during the
present administration.
The curious desire to know the Gov
| ernor's objections to so many bills, and
many opinions are held as to why certain
bills did not receive the approval of the
Executive. In the first place, the Governor
says he believes in conducting the business
of the State in the same manner that
successful man would conduct his bust
ness. By vetoing some bills and pocketing
a number of others. he had saved the State
fully $500 ,OGO of useless expense. He did
not believe in creating large number of
new Commissions, which in time were en-
| powered to create numberless official posi-
tons, and making all such well-paid and
| fat sinecures. He had not vetoed or held
his approval from single needed measure,
and all bills that had failed to become laws
through his disapproyal could work no in
jury to the State.
THE PoCKETED BILLS.
Below is given the pocketed bills and
some of the reasons why they did not be-
come laws:
Senate Bill No. %, to provide for the pay
ment of the claim of w. B. Burtis This
claim is without the least merit The
State does not owe him S750-noI any por-
ton of it.
Senate Bill No. 304, to appropriate money
for the purchase of certain roads within
the limits of the Yosemite Grant This is
a claim for 81, 900 that the State should
never pay as the obligations claimed are
fraudulent.
Senate Bill No. SO, to create and maintain
relief and pension fund in the police de-
partment of cities of 100000 inhabitants
This is a very bad bill, and its pocketing
saves San Francisco many thousand dol
lars. The police are well paid, and deserve
no more from San Francisco than do any
other class of good citizens.
Senate Bill No. 145, to amend sections of
an Act defining regulating and governing
the State Prisons of California. An en-
tirely unnecessary Act and one which the
State can get along better without than
with.
Assembly Bill No. 20. to appropriate
money to pay the claim of William Guten-
berger, for mechanics tools and property
destroyed at the Branch State Prison at
Folsom. This bill calls for 81 ,645 Think
he is entitled to $500 or $780, but cannot
reduce the amount and must digalloW the
whole.
Assembly Bill No. 81, to provide for the
funding of certain Indebtedness of the sew
eral counties of this State, and the issuance
of bonds therefor.
Assembly Bill No 347, relating to the
powers and duties of the Board of Directors
of the Insane Asylum at Stockton.
Senate Bill No. 234, to provide for the
correction and establishment of portion
of the eastern boundary line of the State
of California. All this bill was introduced
for was to give certain engineer an op-
portunity to expend $1,000 of the States
money without corresponding benefit.
Assembly Bill No. as, relating to the
liens of mechanics and Others. The law is
better as it is.
Assembly Bill No. 107, providing for the
payment of the claim of Dennis Jordan for
labor and material furnished in the con-
struetion of the State Prison at Folsom.
This bill is without merit He asks for
$50, 345 which the State never owed him.
Senate Bill No 90 to appropriate money
to pay the claim of N. P. Perine for fur
nishing granite and statuary for the Napa
Asylum. This is a moss backed claim,
without any merit. 1t asks for SC, 272. and
dates back to 1876 or 1873.
Senate Bill No. 116, authorizing the Su-
perintendent of State Printing to appoint
Deputy. There is a surplus of State of
ficials now and the State Printing Office is
expensive enough without adding any adj
ditional weight.
Senate Bill No. 100, in relation to dona-
tons of land suitable for experimental
vineyards, and the improvement and man
agement thereof. This bill will create an
annual useless expense.
Senate Bill No. $50, to ascertain the loss
and damage suffered and sustained by the
Coulterville and Yosemite Turnpike Com
pany. This State never gave DIR. McLane
any exclusive privileges, and he received
what money was due him years ago.
Assembly Bill No. 2S7, 10 provide for the |
organization and government of water dis |
triets and to provide for the acquisition, |
control and distribution of water for irriga- |
ton.
Senate Bill No. 264, making appropria-
tons for the erection of buildings and for
other improvements at the State Prison at
San Quentin. Put the prisoners to work |
The appropriation bill will cover all ex-
penses if the funds are judiciously man
aged.
Senate Bill No. Al, to encourage tree.
planting within the State of California.
The Forestry Commission was given in the
appropriation bill $4,000. This asking for
81, 900 more is absurd.
Assembly Bill No. 354, to provide for the |
deficiency in the appropriation for costs
and expenses of suits wherein the State was |
a party in interest for the 35th fiscal wear. |
Simply waste Of State funds
Assembly Bill No. 199 relating to the |
forming of iuries in criminal cases. 1t is
no improvement upon our present system. |
Senate Bill No. 374, relating to compensa- |
ton of Court reporters in counties of the |
eighth and ninth classes.
Senate Bill No. 437, relating to prevent |
ing and bringing into the State persons |
afflicted with leprosy or insanity, or such |
other persons as are likely to become |
charge upon the State and providing for the |
deportation of the same. Creates fat posi- |
lions and convenient route upon which |
to make raids upon the State Treasury.
Senate Bill No. u. relating to books of |
record and induces to be kept by County |
Recorders.
Senate Bill No. 81, to aid thesBoard of |
Commissioners TO manage the Yosemite |
Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove,
and to appropriate money therefor. This
bill appropriates $500 to the Commission,
and raised large lot of salaries of already |
over-paid officials
Assembly Bill No. IA, empowering |
Boards of Supervisors to create the Office Of |
Veterinary Surgeon. If this bill became a
law the County Treasures would suffer |
from INSCRIPTIONS persons.
Senate Bill No ~ esta hIisbiu0 on oev-